NEW INFO: Second Suspect Captured In La Grange Homicide

Posted: Tue 2:05 PM, Jul 15, 2014&nbsp|&nbsp

Updated: Sun 5:02 PM, Jul 27, 2014

A second suspect is behind bars for the killing of a 21-year-old man in La Grange. The Lenoir County Sheriff's Office says William Cannon was arrested Friday night around 6 o'clock at a Fayetteville motel.

Cannon was wanted in connection to the July 18th homicide of Duane Bright, Jr. Demico Cannon, William's brother, was arrested last week for the same crime.

Deputies say tips and other information led detectives with the sheriff's office to Fayetteville. Fayetteville Police assisted with the operation.

Authorities say Cannon cooperated and was taken into custody without incident. He is being held in the Lenoir County Detention Center with no bond.

Sheriff Chris Hill said, "this arrest brings our second suspect into custody, but it is not the end of the investigation. Detectives will continue to work on leads to bring this incident to a close, but for now the two known suspects are in custody. My detectives and the assisting agencies have spent countless hours following the suspects' trail and I am thankful for their dedication that helped bring him to justice."

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One brother has been captured, while deputies are still searching for another for the murder of a man whose car was riddled by gunfire last week.

Lenoir County Sheriff Chris Hill says Demico Cannon is under arrest for the murder of Duane Bright in La Grange. Cannon is charged with murder and felony conspiracy.

The sheriff says Cannon was spotted by deputies leaving a home on Keith Hills Drive Friday night. He tried to run, but Hill says the man was quickly captured.

Hill says they are still looking for Cannon's brother, William, for the same charges.

Last Tuesday afternoon, 21-year-old Duane Bright, Jr. was gunned down on South Wooten Street in La Grange.

Multiple shots were fired into the back of Bright's vehicle.

Hill said a truck with two people inside pulled up behind Bright's Chevy Impala and opened fire.

Shortly after the shooting, the sheriff said they had identified suspects in the murder.

Both Cannons have a criminal records in Lenoir County. Demico Cannon was convicted of possession with intent to sell or deliver a Schedule VI substance in 2009, while his brother was convicted of carrying a concealed weapon and resisting an officer. William Cannon also has pending drug and firearm charges in Wayne County.

Demico Cannon went before a judge Monday morning who ordered him held without bond.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of William Cannon should call the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office at 252-559-6140.

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A man was killed in a hail of gunfire that happened this afternoon in La Grange.

Lenoir County deputies and EMS were called to the corner of South Wooten Street and Lenoir Street around 1:25 p.m.

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